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Where Does The Last Name Wessel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wessel (Arabic: ليسيل) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 19,335^th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 256,351 people. The surname Wessel is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Wessel live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wessel is also the 54,792^nd most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 11,813 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 14,925 people, or 1 in 5,394. In Germany Wessel is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Wessel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wessel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wessel surname expanded 752 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,683 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wessel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wessel last name are 19.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wessel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning 408,400 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.15% less than the national average, earning R 182,616 per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $51,554 CAD per year.